Puerto Rico blockchain advisory council held its first meeting

According to a recent news report by Caribbean Business, the newly formed Blockchain Advisory Council in Puerto Rico held its first meeting, to outline the government plan that will allow implementing strategies to contribute to the economic development of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Economic Development Secretary Manuel Laboy announced last Friday. The council is composed of five other members of the public sector: Treasury Secretary Raúl Maldonado; the executive director of the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority, Gerardo Portela; Financial Institutions Commissioner George Joyner; Government Information Officer Luis Arocho González; and Chief Innovation Officer Glorimar Ripoll Balet. It also includes five members of the private sector.